Effects of incubation delay on viability and microbial growth of wood duck (Aix Sponsa) eggs

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 663-670

  Walls, Johnathan G ^a   Hepp, Gary R ^a   Eckhardt, Lori G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Ambient temperature; Egg viability; Microbial ecology; Onset of incubation; Wood duck

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; HATCHING; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AIX; AIX SPONSA; AVES;

EID: 81855228915     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.11124     Document Type: Article

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